Every month, David Sadeghi will share five inspiring, thought-provoking or newsworthy articles from the worlds of intelligent transportation, digital agriculture, smart cities and other areas we think you'll care about as much as we do.
Lots of Lobbies and Zero Zombies: How Self-Driving Cars Will Reshape Cities
by Aarian Marshall and Alex Davies for WIRED
You don't look for the essence of a city in its monuments or its museums. You look for it in its streets, where the covenant at the core of urban life – the sharing of space – plays out: read the full article
Bend couple reflects on 20-month, 18,000-mile cycling odyssey
by Mark Morical for The Bulletin
Kristen and Ville Jokinen biked from Alaska to Argentina: read the full article
5 Minutes With… Piia Karjalainen, senior manager at MaaS Alliance.
by Dave Songer for SmartRail World
SmartRail World features an individual helping lead the charge for better mobility, the senior manager at Ertico for Clean & Urban Mobility, and also a senior manager at MaaS Alliance, Piia Karjalainen: read the full article
Thoughtful Leadership Is the First Step Toward Equitable Smart Cities
by Brooks Rainwater for StateTech
Smart city solutions could be contributing to the digital divide. Local and conscious solutions can bring equity back in focus: read the article
Americans are Falling in Love with Bike Share
by Aarian Marshall for WIRED
According to a report just released by the National Association of City Transportation Officials, residents and tourists in US cities took 35 million bike-share trips in 2017, up a whopping 25 percent from the year previous: read the full article
Thank you for reading. If you'd like to share any articles that have inspired you recently or comments on anything you've read here, feel free to email me at dsadeghi@iteris.com.
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About the Author:
David Sadeghi is digital marketing manager at Iteris.